Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1887-09-15
SECOND DAY.
AN INTERESTING BATCH OF
BUSINESS ON HAND.
Communications Read-Transfers
to This Conference An
nounced-Conference
Notes.

The conference prayer meeting
was led by Bro. JAS. Penn, COM
mencing at eight o'clock, and at 8 80
Bishop Hendrix took the chair. The
minutes of yesterday were read and
approved, after which the roll was
called, and number who have ar
rived since yesterdays session, an
swered to their names
Communications were read from
the joint committee of editorial man.
agement of the St. Louis Christian
-Adcoeate; from the curators of st.
Charles College; from the Board of
Curators Of Central College; Centen-
airy High School at Palmyra; Howard
Female College; Board of Church Ex-
tension, all of which were referred to
the proper committees.
| Rev. ]. H. Todd, of the Western
Conference; Rev. J. S. Smith, OF
the West Texas Conference; Rev. J.
W. Johnson, Of the st. Louis Con.
ference, and H. B Watson, of the
Denver Conference, were announced
as transfers to this Conference.
DR.. Morton, secretary of the
Board of Church Extension, and L.
d. Palmer, manager of the Southern
Methodist Publishing House at Nash
vile, were introduced and each re-
presented to the Conference the inn
portant interests in their charge. The
Nashville Publishing House was rep
resented as being in tlourishing and
growing condition.
VIM. S. Rocker, Benz. P. Searcy
Marion T. E. Potter andJ. O.Whit-
worth, from the Fayette district; Fl.
W. Graham, of the Chillicothe dis
trict; Grafton E. Tanquary, james
G. Kindred, of the Platfsburg dis
trict, and Ellsworth s. Williams, OF
the Macon district, were admitted
On trial.
M. B. Chapman was readmitted.
Question eight was then called /:
"What travelling preachers are elect.
ed deacons?'
John r. Divelbiss and VIM. H.
Roper were elected to deacons' or.
ders.
| J. M. Settle and Rufus M. Dam.
eron passed to the class of the third
year,
Clinton G. Hill was continued on
trial
| Question two was called: "Who
remain on trlal?"
Bowman D. Sipple, Edward L.
Ruttledge, VIM. F. McMurry, VIM.
A. Davis, Orlando B. Holiday, J.
H. Shelton, Issac T. Nash, E. NJ
Capp, G. w. Tucker, f. M. Cooper
Charles McCleur, G. N. Broadhurst
VIM. H. Utter were continued or
trial and advapced to the class of the
second year.
j. B. Henderson was continued or
trial in the class of the first year.
VIM. II, Brooks character passed
and he was discontinued at his owr
request.
Question seven was next called
"Who are the deacons of one year?'
J. Il. Kimsey, J. A. Wales anG
H. L. Davis.
John Robson's character passed
and he was located at his own re
quest.
The character of Benz. F. Hal
was passed and his case was referred
to the committee on Conference Re
lations.
The names of Josiah p. Godbey
James l.. Gilbert, P. G. Nichols ant
! III. B. Broaddus were called, and the,
were continued in the class of th
third year.
j. III. Todd was advanced to tn
class of the fourth year.
j. FL. Snow was substituted fo
Wood Stonum on the Sunday Schoo
Board.
) The committee in the case of c
W. Watts, to whom certain matter
, were referred at the last Conference
, reported that the charges were no
sustained. The Conference adopte
the report, passed bis character an
referred his case to the committee o
Conference relations.
, The committee in the case Of J. "
3 Jordan also reported no trial neces
sary.
A committee was appointed to cor
, slider j. W. Jordan's case for th
current year as follows: VIM. Wal
rem, w. a. Hauna and @. /. Vandt
venter.
) After announcements the Confer
ence adjourned with the doxolog
and benediction.
Z CONFERENCE NOTES.
Rev. w. a. Hanna was announce
to preach in the Methodist Churc
to-night and Rev. j. Fl. Hagar il
the Baptist Church.
Mr.. Palmer stated that the ne
hymn book. or,lered by the late Ger